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adjective

Definition of filterednext
as in purified

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verb

past tense of filter
1
as in strained
to pass through a filter steep the tea and then filter it to get rid of the leaves

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2
as in refined
to remove usually visible impurities from after frying the chicken, we filtered the oil and kept it in the refrigerator to use again

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Recent Examples of filtered
Verb
Eco effort Each room has a glass carafe instead of plastic water bottles and there are filtered water stations on each floor as part of the essentials closets, which feature amenities like towels or sanitary products available to be taken as needed. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Nov. 2026 Supporters had filtered into a ballroom at the Westin Galleria Dallas hotel, adorned with Texas and American flags, plus a bar and a buffet. — Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Nov. 2026 Election Day in the Philadelphia region is another pleasant fall day with sunshine filtered through high clouds and highs around 70 degrees. — CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026 On September 12th, about two hundred Democrats filtered into the Amarillo Civic Center for a fund-raising dinner put on by local Party chairs. — Jesús Rodríguez, New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2026 And this has filtered down not only at the state level but also at the local level. — Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026 This massive list was then filtered down by a number of criteria. — ArsTechnica, 27 Oct. 2026 This water would be absorbed through its digestive tract and filtered by its gills. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 26 Oct. 2026 Interestingly, the charcoal mellowing process is different for the rye—instead of the usual 10 feet of charcoal, it is filtered through just three feet due to small amount of corn in the mashbill, according to master distiller Chris Fletcher. — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for filtered
  1. purified
  2. strained
  3. refined
  4. pure
  5. screened
  6. extracted
  7. undiluted
  8. clarified
Adjective
  • Short for polydeoxyribonucleotide, it’s made from small, purified fragments of DNA taken from the sperm cells of certain fish, usually salmon or trout.
    — Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Scaling remains major challenge Beyond reducing errors, Google’s researchers demonstrated that the purified quantum states could be transferred between two different error-correction methods.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of purified
Verb
  • The resulting sensorium never sounds overly fussy or strained for virtuosity.
    — Emma Madden, Pitchfork, 4 Nov. 2026
  • African countries have been hit hard by surging global energy prices this year, which have strained public coffers and prompted several to announce plans to develop new oil and gas fields or build domestic refineries.
    — semafor.com, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of strained
Verb
  • The underlying technology relies on a loop-type molten salt design refined over six years.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The somewhat chronological organization of the show reveals formal and aesthetic through lines that emerged and were refined over time.
    — Adrian Madlener, Curbed, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of refined
Adjective
  • Daniel’s legs are so sunburned that his feet look pure white.
    — Olivia Kan-Sperling, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026
  • As a matter of pure economics, this linkage may be debatable.
    — Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of pure
Verb
  • Equipment is protected by carport roofing, but is not screened in on the sides to prevent the entry of insects.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
  • That numerous versions of Blade Runner have screened for the public over decades has added to the hallowed lore of the film.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of screened
Verb
  • The Oschin Center seeks to tackle that question head-on by displaying a genuine space potty, extracted from the Endeavour herself and displayed in a glass case.
    — Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Raw inputs are extracted from the periphery, refined and assembled in the metropole, and sold back at a markup.
    — NIALL FERGUSON, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of extracted
Adjective
  • Because the richest tenth of Americans own nearly 90% of household stock-market wealth, every dollar shifted from paychecks to profit flows almost undiluted to the top.
    — Christopher Marquis, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The closing look circled back to the same idea, but this time the same model carried the bag with a black skirt suit, the most undiluted iteration of Chanel.
    — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of undiluted
Verb
  • The victim died at the scene, and police clarified that the driver remained at the scene.
    — Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Supreme Court Justice Zanin later clarified the decision is valid for wherever polls were still open.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
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“Filtered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filtered. Accessed 5 Nov. 2026.

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